The Secret
Back in 1982 a man named Byron Preiss decided it would be a good idea to publish a treasure hunt. He spent a year or so traveling around the country, burying small ceramic boxes two feet underground. He wrote a few poems, and had a friend of his paint some images. The goal was to get the reader to match a poem with a verse, produce a treasure map of sorts, then go dig up the treasures.
He thought it would be easy.
40 years later we are finding out he was wrong.
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Attention Everyone:
Former Podcast host Bradley Hodges, who lives just outside of Asheville NC, has asked for some help. Bradley is known for doing anything he can for others, without ever asking anything in return.
Even now, with all this going on, Bradley is helping run emergency shelters in his area.
Bradley has given a lot to the community over the years, and I hope we can return that favor.
If you are in a position to help, please do.
Bradley's post below:
My pride typically keeps me from asking for help, but we need it. We live in Western North Carolina and were impacted by Hurricane Helene. We have no running water, but we have a well that we can get connected to fix this. We have no funds to pay to have this work done. Please send what you can.
Venmo @GaryBradley-Hodges
PayPal Hodges.Bradley@gmail.com
CashApp $DOOMer77
1 year ago | [YT] | 5
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Let's explore the dumbest cipher ever made. Coming next week.
2 years ago | [YT] | 5
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Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for all of your love and support over the past year. The world is a better place with you here, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch and support my content.
2022 was epic, and hopefully 2023 will be better!
New video coming in a day or two!
2 years ago | [YT] | 12
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The Secret Spirits and other Shhh has been added as a playlist on the podcast Channel page.
3 years ago | [YT] | 4
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The photo below was recently sent to my 12 year old son.
It's ok to have a problem with me. But why involve childeren? This is not something adults do.
This hunt is supposed to fill us with joy, with wonder, with compassion for our fellow man. But sometimes, it fills a small number of hunters with rage. With hate. With bile.
Hunters who stop focusing on the Secret, and start focusing on each other.
Some of those hunters place blame on me. They call me a gatekeeper. They say that I can ban people from working on the Secret. That I control this puzzle.
It's true. I am a gatekeeper.
But not to the Seccret.
The Secret is just a book. Anyone is free to buy the book and work on this puzzle however they see fit.
I am a gate keeper to a series of tools, a Facebook group, a Subreddit, and a Discord channel.
To use those tools you have to follow one very specific rule.
Be kind to one another.
Those who are not kind lose access to those tools.
The fact that those people feel our tools are the most integral part of the Secret as a whole, is a great testiment to what this community has created together.
I have always made myself an umbrella for attacks. Which is one of the many reason so much of the community has stuck by me.
If someone is harrassing other members, that person gets banned, and no mention of the specifics of the harassment will ever occure. The person banned will attack me for banning them and I will never offer a specific explination publically. I do not throw the harassed members under the bus. I take the heat.
If a mod has to ban or silence someone from a group, they say I did it. It's one of our official mod rules. I take the heat. Always have, always will.
This allows others to enjoy the time they spend working on the Secret, without worrying about trolls trying to ruin their time.
Lately a small number of banned users have decided to organize. Shortly before this message was sent to my son, another one sent a message to my step daughter.
I can't imagine that was a coincidence.
Thankfully she is wise enough to block private messages from creepy old men.
I'm bringing all this to light to let the community know whats going on, and place some responsibility in your hands.
The Secret is at a crossroads which will determine its legacy. Will it be remembered as a community of people working together to solve what might be the greatest puzzle of all time?
Or will it be remembered as the puzzle a couple of people burnt to the ground with drama and bullshit?
The choice is yours.
I'm posting this message publically so that you all will get a taste of what I deal with.
Once my obligations are complete, I am going to take a nice long vacation from this hunt. Certain people have sucked any ammount of joy I had for this hunt away from me.
I've alwas tried my best to give free and unlimited access to as much as I could, to everyone who enjoys this hunt.
I know most of you appreciate that. Please know that I appreciate all of the time I have spent working with all of you.
I did not make this community, you did.
Now it's up to you to create it's future.
3 years ago | [YT] | 4
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Become a member to show your support!
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3 years ago | [YT] | 3
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A new edition of the Secret was found today. Check it out at the Book Varients section on 12treasures.com
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